Thanks for the suggestion. We just opened this room back up. We will make sure to get a whiteboard installed.

We couldn't agree more..it is awful to have to walk through a cloud of smoke when entering or exiting any building. There is an official NO SMOKING WITHIN 9 METRES OF THE ENTRANCE posted. We will do our best to monitor the situation and talk to offenders, but would ask everyone else's assistance with this as well.

As we get closer to exams we will be providing more 24/7 study hours. The quietest study space will be available at Thode Library, which moves to 24/7 on Wednesday April 10th.

The Mills Learning Commons is already 24/5, moving to 24/7 on Sunday April 7th. We recognize that this space is normally not quiet, but it does get quieter the closer we get to exams.

The main part of Mills Library moves to extended hours (8am to 11pm) from April 7th to April 30th. The entire 6th floor of Mills is SILENT at all times. There is also a very large QUIET study area on the west side of the 4th floor, down the ramp off the New Media Centre lobby.

We hope everyone will be able to find the perfect study space for your own needs.

Good luck on your exams!

Thanks for writing and sharing this with us. Alas, it's important that we cycle the machines daily in order to update the operating system and programs, and so we pick the time that statistically has the lowest traffic.

To help avoid losing work, there is a warning, and it is possible to postpone the restart temporarily.

Thanks for letting us know. We will deal with this 1st thing in the morning. Sorry for the inconvenience. Can you tell me exactly where you were sitting to make sure we are looking at the right area.

Thanks for your comments. We will add some signage to the Group Study Rooms to remind students using these rooms that they are located next to a Quiet Study area and will monitor the noise when staff walk through this area.

In terms of the cool air blowing in the room, this changes depending on the temperature outside. We had complaints on Sunday that it was too warm in this area. We do monitor it to make sure there are no mechanical issues, but please do let us know if the temperature swings too much in either direction. We do want this to be a comfortable space for everyone to study in.

You are correct that there are, in fact, some dead zones in Mills where the wifi signal fades. In a building with that much concrete and metal book stacks, it's inevitable. In general, we have one of the densest wifi umbrellas on campus, but it will not be perfect.

Thanks for letting us know.  A staff member went down and spoke to the workers and we also checked later in the day.  The inappropriate noise seems to have stopped, but please let us know if this happens again.  The irony is that we are in the middle of a "Respect the Place, Share the Space" campaign, and we seem to be adding to the noise problems :-(

We knew that the repairs were going to be disruptive to our students who are trying to study in our space, especially those using the graduate student room and the silent study area.  The company will be working over the weekend to try and get this finished as soon as possible. 

Thanks for your patience, and please let library staff know if this or other problems arise -- help by being our eyes and ears -- and noses!

Thanks for the comment. Yes, we did take the ones for Mills down because they were so out of date, but we do plan on replacing them with something basic to start, then perhaps a little more sophisticated down the road. Not quite sure when this will happen, but knowing that people actually did use them provides us with greater incentive to push these out. The floor plans for Innis and Thode are current. Stay tuned!

Thanks for your comment. We will have our facilities staff take a look at the perimeter heaters to make sure they are working properly.